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P. KORTENHOEVEN CAR TANK Filed June 11. 1927 March 279 192%,

Patented Mar. 27,` 1928.

UNlri-:D STATES,

PETER KORTNHOEVEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Call?, TANK.

Application led June 1l, 1927. Serial No. 198,287.

This invention relates to improvements in car tanks, and more especiallyto such a'tank as commonly used in poultry cars.

In such tanks as heretofore made and used,

5 difliculty is frequently encountered from water slopping or spillingout through the neck of the tank in transit. The rocking and shaking ofthe car causes a great deal of disturbance and splashing of the waterinside the tank with the result that some of it splashes out through theneck of the tank. Among the features of my invention is the provision of'eans to prevent such escape .of

water from such splashing.

In'the tanks as heretofore made, difliculty is also frequentlyencountered because of water escaplng from the tank and leaking into theAspace between the roof of the car and the sheet metal coveringtherefor. By

the use of my invention, such leakage of water is entirely prevented.

Other features and advantages of my invention will appear more fully asI proceed with my specification. f

In that form of device embodying the features of my invention shown inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view, andFig. 2 is a similar fragmentary view on an enlarged scale.

As shown in the drawings, 10 indicates a water tank as commonly arrangedand supported inside of a car, the wooden roof of such car beingindicated by 11 and the common sheet metal coverin over said roof beingindicated by 12. 13 in icates the customary running board on top of thecar supported by the members 14. 15 indicates the ordinary outlet forthe tank 10.

The tank 10 is provided with two filling 40 necks 16, 16, and sincethese are similar, I shall describe but one in detail. The metalcovering for the roof is provided with an upwardly turned edge 12asurrounding the neck v 16 which projects some distance above the sheetmetal 12 as indicated by 16a. The upper edge of the neck 16, asindicated by ,168', extends up as high as the upper edgeof the flange12*l and then is bent outwardly as indicated by 16b and again downwardlyas indicated by 16. In other words, the metal covering for the roof 12is provided with the upwardly` turned {iange 12a around the neck, andthe metal of the neck .is carried up, over the upper edge of thisflange, and bent downwardly on the outer side thereof as indicated by16C. It will be seen that because of this construction it is impossiblefor water to escape from the tank and enter between the wooden roof 11and its metal covering 12. Any water coming up outof the neck is carriedover the edge of the flange 12a and falls on the outside thereof on topof the sheet metal covering 12. It is to be particularly noted that,although the upper edge of the neck 16 is bent over the flange 12a it'is preferably not soldered or fastened thereto.

It is better not to fasten the edges 12a and 16; vsince then somerelative movement between these parts is permitted thus reducing thelikelihood of breakage.

The neck 16 is preferably provided with ra cover, here shown as a plug17 provided with a handle 17a and preferably covered with sheet metal 18as shown. The cover v17 may be hingedly supported on the ends of twocross members 20 attached to the supports 14 for the running board 13. t

The likelihood of water splashing out of the neck 16 is alsol reduced byproviding two shields or baieplates 21 inside of the tank adjacent theinner side edges of the neck 16 as shown.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, itis to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes,therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made withoutdeparting from the spirlt and scope of the invention disclosed in theappended claims, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty in myinvention as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: 1. Incombination vwith a car having a Wooden roof and sheet metal covering, atank, means for supporting the tank in the car beneath the roof, and aneck on said tank projecting upward'lyfthroug'h the roofV of the car,the sheetrs'nietal covering of the roof of the car having an upwardlyturned flange surrounding said neck, and the upper edge of saidneck'extending upwardly above said fiange and bent downwardly around theoutside thereof.

2. In combination with a car having a wooden roof and sheet metalcovering theref,y for, a tank, means for supporting the tank said tankextending upwardly through the roof'of the carand projecting above thesame, -the sheet metal covering for the roof 5 having an upwardly turnedflange surounding said neck.

3. A tank for a car, means for supporting said tank in a car, a fillingneck on said tank, and a pair of baille plates attached to the inside ofsaid tank adjacent the side edges of 10 the filling neck. l

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of June,A. D. 1927.

PETER KORTENHOEVEN.

